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Poll: Obama Surges Ahead Among Catholic Voters

posted on September 28, 2012

Religion News Service’s Daniel Burke reviews new Pew polls indicating an uptick in support among Catholics for President Obama since June. Despite recent efforts to increase Republican backing among Catholics, which include the selection of Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential candidate, who is Catholic, Mitt Romney has received no “Catholic bounce.” Burke goes on to survey presidential support among various other religious groups.

Read at Religion News Service